He believed as Absolutists believe today , we should be able to apply moral rules to everyone without making allowances for different people or circumstance , thus suggesting laws should be ‘universalisable’ . In an absolute moral system a rule applies to everyone. An example of Absolute Rules are the 10 commandments, rules which state what is wrong and thus what shouldn’t be done by all people of all cultures at all times; the 10 commandments state that ‘Murder is Wrong’ this gives us a moral proposition which if we are absolutists we can easily determine as right or wrong however, if we are relativists we would question the situation of the murder, the culture and the reason behind the murder. Furthermore Moral Relativism comes in various strengths and forms. Cultural Relativism can be defined on a basic level with the quote by St Ambrose ‘When in Rome do as Romans do’.
“Personal values are basic motivation beliefs about desirable modes or outcomes of individual behavior” (Rassin, 2008, p. 8). Values give an individual a sense of what is right from wrong and it creates standard for appropriate behavior. Person values include honesty, punctuality, self-reliance, and concerns for others. Other personal values are truthfulness and sincerity. Professionals can make inform decisions and carry added moral responsibility to those held by population in general.
Milgram’s conclusion really advocates King’s belief, because the surprising conclusion of obedience to authority is what King does not believe to be the way of social relations. In the period of segregation, no one was doing anything even though they knew it was wrong because the government was the authority. So King opposes obedience based on his
Despite the fact even in a country like the UK with highly trained and knowledgeable officers, a breach of human rights may still occur. This being the main reason why the Human Rights Act 1998 exists. The Human Right Act outlines clearly that specific rights are given to all UK citizens and if these rights are broken by the public services then an individual has the right to take the service to court and challenge its actions. There are no disadvantages of human rights. Human rights only have advantages.
Ethics Awareness Inventory which is where I did my assessment which supports my principles that human beings are entitled to basic rights; consequently, actions have to respect the rights of others. Someone who does not respect other people is not respected person. This person has to treat others the way he would like to be treated. As individuals we suppose to have the right to make our own decision, and if those decisions affect others in a harm way we already know there are consequences for those who attend to break the laws they could have everything in their own way regardless of whom pays the consequence. Those unethical behaviors we could not accept, because that will have affected in us all.
Creon wants the people to obey him and respect him, but he has not given them a reason to. The decisions that he makes are bad ones that hurt his people as well as his own reputation and family. It is only when he can’t take the suffering anymore that he is driven by grief, but still he will not give up his power. Another strong reason why Creon should not continue to be king is because he is too stubborn and proud to be a ruler. A good leader should know when to kneel down instead of trying to put everyone and everything under him.
Perhaps more so than Emotivists, Prescriptivists see ethical language as fairly meaningful. They believe that the terms used are able to create absolute rules that everyone ought to follow. It would seem that ethical language is seen by many as very meaningful, although for varying reasons. However agent centred theories such as Virtue Ethics would argue that our main focus of morality should be on becoming as virtuous as possible, rather than deciding what is meant by ethical language. Therefore it would seem that perhaps morality should be more focussed on individuals’ actions rather then defining what is meant by ‘good’ and
The Relationship Lens is focused on processing the systems needing for an ethical organization. It protects the basic liberties of all people Everyone is entitled to their rights no mater what their income status is as well as the right to a fair process. The Reputation Lens is focused on whether we are exhibiting the virtues which are prized in the community for people who are in our roles. These ethical lenses affected my decision making in that it ensured that I was open and honest in all facts of these cases. Ethical perspective is not always about making everyone happy, because it is virtually impossible to make everyone happy.
It would be absurd to think that there is a need to criminalize a conduct if an individual’s feelings are hurt or an individual is offended by another’s actions. The harm done must be towards protected interests and conduct that are not just offensive in nature. In response to the Report, Devlin argued that criminal law was not just for the protection of individuals but also for society as a whole. The society, Devlin felt, was a community of shared ideas about how people should live their lives. As such, the law is entitled to create laws that protect the society even if it means infringing on an individual freedom to make his or her own decisions.
“All men are bound to sustain and uphold the respective government in which\ they reside . Which protected in their inherant and inalienable rights by the laws of such government: and that sedition and rebellion are unbecoming every citizen thus protect, and should be punished accordingly. And that all governments have a right to enact such judgements are best calculated to secure the public interest. Ay the same time , however,holding sacred the freedom of conscience. “No government can exist in peace , except such laws are framed and held in violate as well secure to each person the free exercise of conscience, the right and control of life.”The most important single function of government is to secure the rights are not and freedoms of each and every citizen.